Chemical Bonding Assignment
Chemical Bonding Assignment
Chemical Bonding Assignment
2. If a molecule MX3 has zero dipole moment, the sigma bonding orbitals used by M
(atomic number < 21) are
(a) pure p (b) sp hybridised
(c) sp2 hybridised (d) sp3 hybridised
3. Of the three molecules XeF4, SF4, SiF4 one which has/have tetrahedral structures is/are
(a) all the three (b) only SiF4
(c) both SF4 and XeF4 (d) both SiF4 and XeF4
16. Among the following compounds, which has the maximum number of sp-hybridized C
atoms?
(a) (CN)2 (b) CH2=C=CH–CN
(c) HCC–CH2CH=CH2 (d) HCC–CN
22. Among the following, the molecule with the highest dipole moment is
(a) CH3Cl (b) CH2Cl2
(c) CHCl3 (d) CCl4
1. PCl3 and PCl5 both exist but only PH3 exists while PH5 does not exist. This is because
(a) H is nearly as electronegative as P.
(b) the activation energy for the formation of PH5 is very high.
(c) PH5 immediately decomposes to PH3 and H2 because its equilibrium constant for the
decomposition is very high.
(d) An element is able to utilize its dorbitals for bonding only with elements which are
more electronegative than it.
2. Which of the following molecules or ions is not linear?
(a) BeCl2 (b) ICl2–
(c) CS2 (d) ICl2+
6. Shape of I 3 is
(a) tetrahedral (b) triangular bipyramidal
(c) distorted trigonal bipyramidal (d) linear
REASONING TYPE
Ionic bond is defined as the electrostatic force of attraction holding the oppositely charged
ions. Ionic compounds are mostly crystalline solids having high melting and boiling points,
electrical conductivity in molten state, solubility in water etc. Covalent bond is defined as the force
which binds atoms of same or different elements by mutual sharing of electrons in a covalent
bond. Covalent compounds are solids, liquids or gases. They are low melting and boiling point
compounds. They are more soluble in nonpolar solvents.
1. The valence electrons not involved in formation of covalent bonds are called
(a) nonbonding electrons (b) lone pairs
(c) unshared pairs (d) all of these
2. The amount of energy released when one mole of ionic solid is formed by close packing of
gaseous ion is called:
(a) Ionisation energy (b) Solvation energy
(c) Lattice energy (d) Hydration energy
SUBJECTIVE PROBLEMS
4. Predict the shapes of the following molecules using the VSEPR model : BeCl2, SiCl4, AsF5,
H2S, PH3.
5. Dichlorobenzene exists in three different isomers called ortho, meta and para. Which of
these would have a non zero dipole moment and why?
6. Account for the fact that carboncarbon bond lengths in ethane, ethene and ethyne are
154 pm, 134 pm and 120 pm, respectively.
9. The hybridisation of central atom in CH4, H2O and NH3 is sp3. Why are the bond angles
different in these three cases?
10. BF3 and graphite, both are coplanar having sp2 hybridization but later is a conductor.
Explain.
11. XeF2 is linear inspite of the fact that Xe involves sp3d hybridisation. Explain.
12. Give reason why ClF3 exists but FCl3 does not?
13. NaClaq. gives a white precipitate with AgNO3 solution but CCl4 or CHCl3 does not. Explain.
15. BaSO4 being an electrovalent compound does not pass into solution state in water.
Explain.
ANSWERS
EXERCISE – I
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (d)
16. (d) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (b)
21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (c)
EXERCISE – II
11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (b)
16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (c)
REASONING TYPE
EXERCISE – IV
SUBJECTIVE PROBLEMS
2. Iodine can expand its octet due to presence of vacant d-orbitals while F cannot.
5. Ortho and meta dichlorobenzene have got a non zero dipole moment because of
unsymmetrical structure.
6. Ethane, ethene and ethyne contain single, double and triple bond respectively and bond
length is inversely related to bond order.
7. The molecule contains polar bonds and must be non symmetrical in nature.
8. Phosphorus atom is sp3 hybridised in PCl3 and sp3d hybridised in PCl5.
9. Bond angles of CH4, H2O and NH3 are different due to presence of one and two lone pairs on
N in NH3 and O in H2O respectively while CH4 has no lone pair.
10. Graphite (C) has one unhybridized p-orbital containing single electron. Due to this free
electron, graphite is used as a conductor.
11. In XeF2 molecules, out of five sp3d hybridised orbitals, the three equatorial orbitals have one
lone pair each while the two axial orbitals have one bond pair each. This results in linear
shape of XeF2.
12. Chlorine can expand its octet due to the presence of vacant dorbitals.
13. NaCl is an ionic compound while CCl4 and CHCl3 are covalent. NaCl gives Na+ and Cl in
aqueous solution.
14. In N2 molecule, bond order is three. In N 2 one electron is removed from bonding molecular
orbital (2px). This reduces the bond order to 2.5. Since bond order is directly proportional to
bond strength, N2 has higher dissociation energy than N 2 .
15. The lattice energy of BaSO4 is more than the hydration energy.